Not All Business Segments Are Created Equal

By Taylor Muckerman and Joel South – Jul 23, 2013 at 3:31PM

NYSE: DD

DuPont

As big as DuPont is, this tough managerial decision might be a wise choice.

During earnings season, institutional investors gain direct access to a company's management in order to ask questions for which the answers will be made available to the general public. These earnings calls can be vitally important to any current or potential investors. Hints or even direct admissions to major managerial decisions will often emerge, and that's exactly what happened on DuPont's (DD) earnings call today.

CEO Ellen Kullman noted that separating the company's performance chemicals business might be a direction that DuPont would take in order to build a more concentrated company. Agriculture and nutritional segments are just two of the lines she plans to focus on. To see how these segments performed, along with the company as a whole, tune in below.

Joel South has no position in any stocks mentioned. Taylor Muckerman owns shares of Halliburton. The Motley Fool recommends Halliburton and Sherwin-Williams. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.